Counseling Services and Programs
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Student Ambassadors- are 8th and 9th grade students who want to support our school environment. They assist the school in many ways. However, their most primary responsibility is to help orient new students to our district. Most new students are very nervous about our school’s rules and routines. Our Student Ambassadors will provide building tours. They make sure new students are able to use their locker and help them through the cafeteria. At times, they will also eat lunch with them. Our Student Ambassadors also assist with other student orientations, 7th grade transition, Open House, and all other events where we need student representation. Information for Counseling Services in the Pocono Area can be accessed by clicking on the Counseling Resources link. Student Services According to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) (2010), School social workers play a critical role in schools and educational settings. Social workers working within school systems provide services to students to enhance their emotional well-being and improve their academic performance. School social workers are often called on to help students, families, and teachers address problems such as truancy, social withdrawal, overaggressive behaviors, rebelliousness, and the effects of special physical, emotional, or economic problems (Barker, 2003). School social workers often also address issues such as substance abuse and sexuality issues in the higher grade levels.
The Stroudsburg Area School District recognizes the following issues as areas of concern and/or interest: School-Wide Behavior Support, conflict resolution, trauma-informed approaches, violence prevention programs, coping skills, bullying, digital citizenship (social media), and hazing. Although this is not a complete list, systems will be put into place through the Social Workers to address these concerns/interests. Administration of evidence-based strategies for adverse childhood experiences that are proven to be detriments of social and behavioral health will be utilized. Social Workers will facilitate group therapy and/or individual therapeutic services. Services will be provided for children and their families who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing trauma, including those students who are low income, homeless, involved in the child welfare system or involved in the juvenile justice system. Student based issues may include: attendance issues, multiple office referrals and/or emotional support services as related to their IEP. Students with family situations linked to depression, drug addiction and/or suicidal ideation will also be considered for services.
Anti Bullying Resources What is Bullying? Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems.
Types of Bullying
Cyber Cyber bullying is tormenting, threatening, harassing, humiliating, embarrassing or otherwise targeting another person by sending or posting insulting messages or pictures using the Internet, social media sites like Facebook/ Instagram/ Snapchat, or through cell phones.
Physical Physical bullying, or bullying with aggressive physical intimidation, involves repeated hitting, kicking, tripping, blocking, pushing, and touching in unwanted and inappropriate ways.
Psychological or Emotional Psychological or Emotional bullying involves the repeated and intentional use of words or actions which can cause psychological harm. Examples include intimidation, manipulation and stalking.
Social Exclusion Social Exclusion, or Relational bullying, involves deliberately preventing someone from joining or being part of a group.
Verbal Verbal bullying, or bullying with cruel spoken words, involves ongoing name-calling, threatening, and making disrespectful comments about someone's attributes (appearance, religion, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, etc.)
Bullying Resources Bullying is a serious community issue that impacts education, physical and emotional health, and the safety and well-being of students. The resources listed below can be valuable tools for students, educators, parents, and community members who are looking to educate themselves on how to effectively deal with bullying and how to prevent it from occurring.
Hazing Policy The Stroudsburg Area School District does not condone any form of initiation or harassment, known as hazing, as part of any school sponsored student activity. No student, coach, sponsor, volunteer or district employee shall permit, condone or tolerate any form of hazing. For more information concerning hazing please follow this link.
https://go.boarddocs.com/pa/sasdpa/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=ARFT8C6ECD3F Counseling Resources Call211 https://unitedwaymonroe.org/get-help United Way of Monroe County, together with Pocono Alliance, United Way of Pennsylvania, the Monroe County Administrative Office and Family Service Association of NEPA, has established 2-1-1 as the new and improved one-stop information and referral service to easily provide access to customized human services in our community.
Carbon-Monroe-Pike Mental Health and Developmental Services Promotes an environment where all community members receive the supports that they need to be self-sufficient and to maintain a high quality of life in a community that fosters resiliency and embraces recovery. For additional information please refer to their website.
The National Alliance for Grieving Children (NAGC) The National Alliance for Grieving Children (NAGC) provides a network for nationwide communication between hundreds of professionals and volunteers who want to share ideas, information and resources with each other to better support the grieving children and families they serve in their own communities. Through this network, the NAGC offers online education, hosts an annual symposium on children's grief, maintains a national data base of children's bereavement support programs and promotes national awareness to enhance public sensitivity to the issues impacting grieving children and teens. Merakay- Innovative Care and Education Services https://www.merakey.org/index.html Provides various services for children and their families. For additional information please refer to their website.
Parent Central Parenting has never been more difficult. Our children are stressed, they behave in ways that are dangerous to them and sometimes to you, they are exposed to drugs and alcohol and violence much earlier than a generation ago, their schools are cutting back on everything due to funding cuts and money is harder and harder to come by. You are working more, maybe at two jobs, and you feel like your child is out of control. Where can you go for guidance and encouragement? ParentCentral.Net is a special place where you as a parent can communicate with counselors and other parenting professionals and receive answers within 24 hours. This site will give members the benefit of reading other parents’ stories and the counselor responses. It contains parenting information, help lines you can call and topics that will educate, encourage and assist you in dealing with parenting issues.
Lehigh Valley Health Network http://www.poconohealthsystem.org/behavioralhealth Pocono medical center is committed to providing the highest quality behavioral healthcare. This website will provide you with a list of local behavioral health providers that you may utilize for you and your family.
TeenCentral.Net
TeenCentral.Net is a safe, free and totally anonymous site that offers help when you need it most. If you have a problem, question, difficult situation or just want to vent, write your “story” and there will be an answer waiting for you within 24-hours. It’s that easy – so log on and work it out! Women's Resource Center One of Monroe County's missions is to end domestic violence and sexual assault in our community. They provide victims in crisis a resource that is available 24 hours per day, seven days per week. The crisis hotline serves as the initial client contact for crisis intervention which may take the form of crisis counseling, hospital accompaniment and/or legal advocacy. For other services and additional information please refer to their website.
Worry Wise Kids Our mission is to improve the quality of life for anxious children and their families by providing parents, educators and mental health professionals with comprehensive, user-friendly information on the full range of anxiety disorders: how to identify symptoms, find effective treatments and, and prevent anxiety from taking hold in a child's life. Suicide Awareness Resources Suicide Prevention and Education According to a report published by the Center for Disease Control (CDT) in 2013, suicide is the third leading cause of death among persons aged 10-14 and the second among persons aged 15-34 years. At least 90 percent of all people who died by suicide were suffering from a mental illness at the time, most often depression. Among people who are depressed, intense emotional states such as desperation, hopelessness, anxiety, or rage increase the risk of suicide. People who are impulsive, or who use alcohol and drugs, are also at higher risk. The resources listed below contain valuable information for students, parents, and educators about understanding and preventing suicide. They also provide information on where to get help if you or someone you love is suffering from depression or having suicidal thoughts.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is the leader in the fight against suicide. We fund research, offer educational programs, advocate for public policy, and support those affected by suicide. Led by CEO Robert Gebbia and headquartered in New York, AFSP has 80 local chapters with programs and events nationwide.
HelpGuide.org Parents Guide to Teen Depression HelpGuide.org is a trusted non-profit guide to mental health and well-being. They serve over 65 million people a year—free to all, and free of advertising or corporate influences. Their goal is to help people with information they can trust that will strengthen their emotional (and physical) heath, improve their relationships, and help them take charge of their life.
The Jason Foundation The Jason Foundation, Inc. (JFI) is dedicated to the prevention of the “Silent Epidemic” of youth suicide through educational and awareness programs that equip young people, educators/youth workers and parents with the tools and resources to help identify and assist at-risk youth.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline helps individuals in suicidal crisis within the United States to contact the nearest available suicide prevention and mental health service provider through a toll-free phone number.
Crisis Text Line: TEXT PA to 741741 or visit http://www.crisistextline.org/
The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386 or visit https://www.thetrevorproject.
Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860 https://www.translifeline.org |